Post by raymundofac on Oct 9, 2014 20:55:19 GMT -5
Habitat for Humanity is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to build and provide homes for those in need. This nonprofit is hugely volunteer based, and hosts fundraisers of all kinds– so I found it fitting to focus on them for this week's discussion.
According to this article, a Habitat for Humanity chapter in Charleston is raising funds in preparation for a home rehabilitation that began today. One of their initiatives for raising funds is a ReStore resale shop, which is a huge source of funds for this organization and helps all of their ongoing efforts. The ReStore shop sells donated and often restored building and home improvement goods/supplies to the public at greatly reduced prices. The donated items are repurposed by volunteers, and the storefront is often run by volunteers as well. These are two ways that the community can get involved in the mission of the organization– by donating their time instead of money.
Another initiative described by the article is Habitaste, (which is the second annual fundraiser they are hosting at this chapter) which will include beer/wine tasting, live music, a silent auction and more for a full night of activities for guests. Another source of funds for this event is the $20 ticket at the door.
This article from The Columbian features an annual fundraising breakfast called, “Raising the Roof” hosted by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity at a hotel in Washington. It is said to have raised a whopping $40,000 for the organization, and highlighted the work of ten Habitat for Humanity volunteers that were recently send to San Marcos, Guatemala on a mission with the Global Village program to build homes.
As far as analyzing the successes of the organization on a social media standpoint, both of the home-building initiatives that I mentioned were part of Habitat for Humanity's Share.Habitat.org website. There you can become involved with specific missions and campaigns that the organization is working on, where they relate your amount donated to something specific as mentioned in this week's lecture. It really allows for the community to integrate themselves into a large project, and see the amount growing online. It's very personalized to each mission, and makes donors aware of their involvement. They also connect Share.Habitat.org with Facebook, and encourage you to share specific missions with your friends. This appears to be very successful– They even include a statement on the page that says, “Supporting a campaign with your Facebook is one of the best ways to help it succeed because over 30% of donations come from social posts!”
According to this article, a Habitat for Humanity chapter in Charleston is raising funds in preparation for a home rehabilitation that began today. One of their initiatives for raising funds is a ReStore resale shop, which is a huge source of funds for this organization and helps all of their ongoing efforts. The ReStore shop sells donated and often restored building and home improvement goods/supplies to the public at greatly reduced prices. The donated items are repurposed by volunteers, and the storefront is often run by volunteers as well. These are two ways that the community can get involved in the mission of the organization– by donating their time instead of money.
Another initiative described by the article is Habitaste, (which is the second annual fundraiser they are hosting at this chapter) which will include beer/wine tasting, live music, a silent auction and more for a full night of activities for guests. Another source of funds for this event is the $20 ticket at the door.
This article from The Columbian features an annual fundraising breakfast called, “Raising the Roof” hosted by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity at a hotel in Washington. It is said to have raised a whopping $40,000 for the organization, and highlighted the work of ten Habitat for Humanity volunteers that were recently send to San Marcos, Guatemala on a mission with the Global Village program to build homes.
As far as analyzing the successes of the organization on a social media standpoint, both of the home-building initiatives that I mentioned were part of Habitat for Humanity's Share.Habitat.org website. There you can become involved with specific missions and campaigns that the organization is working on, where they relate your amount donated to something specific as mentioned in this week's lecture. It really allows for the community to integrate themselves into a large project, and see the amount growing online. It's very personalized to each mission, and makes donors aware of their involvement. They also connect Share.Habitat.org with Facebook, and encourage you to share specific missions with your friends. This appears to be very successful– They even include a statement on the page that says, “Supporting a campaign with your Facebook is one of the best ways to help it succeed because over 30% of donations come from social posts!”